Manchester City is facing injury worries when Erling Haaland was seen limping out of Norway’s training session.
Man City soon felt the fear of injury with the final national team gathering of the season, when Erling Haaland was the latest name on this list.
Previously, the Norwegian striker was substituted in the second half of the match against Newcastle in the FA Cup quarterfinals, raising concerns about injury. However, Pep Guardiola himself immediately eased this worry and called on his students to be cautious when returning to the national team.
“From now on they are no longer under my control, but they will be fine.” – Pep Guardiola spoke. “They know how hard they had to compete and practice to get to the position they are in today.
They also know these are just friendly matches and must handle them wisely. Hopefully the players can do that.”
However, the video recording of Haaland bending down, holding his knee and limping out of the Norwegian national team’s training session immediately made Man City “sweat” before the great battle with Arsenal. Although the striker tried to continue training, things did not seem to go too well.
It is still unclear what problem Haaland has, but the 23-year-old striker hopes to recover in time for the upcoming matches against the Czech Republic and Slovakia on March 23 and 27.
If Haaland really has a serious injury, this is certainly a very strong blow to Man City at this time, especially when they are in the decisive phase of the season.
After winning against Newcastle last weekend, The Citizens will face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-finals. Meanwhile, Real Madrid will be their opponent in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
In the Premier League, Pep Guardiola and his team are currently ranked 3rd on the rankings with 63 points after 28 rounds, 1 point behind the first 2 positions of Liverpool and Arsenal.
Man City has a 2-week break ahead and gives way to a series of international matches. After that, the reigning European champions will return to welcome Arsenal on March 31 at Etihad Stadium.